5 On It: Do you have more confidence in the rotation of the Cubs or White Sox?

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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

Unknown 0:02

It's time for Five On It. Raheem Harrison-Roney. Bring you five topics on their minds today. On 104.3 The Score. I got five on it.

Mark Grody 0:11

Number one. Which starting rotation do you have more confidence in right now? The Cubs or the White Sox?

Vinny Rotino 0:19

More confidence in right now?

Mark Grody 0:21

Right now.

Vinny Rotino 0:22

Ray, do you have the sound ready from Colin Ray from yesterday? I need you to get this because it just...

Which starting rotation do hosts trust more: Cubs or White Sox?

Vinny Rotino 0:29

I felt really upset for Colin Ray. Now, I know we are biased. We are very pro-Colin Ray on this show. But Colin Ray gave you another quality start yesterday. And poor Colin Ray is out here thinking that he was the problem.

Unknown 0:43

He gave up two runs. Yeah. You know, started off the game, we did, we started off the game well. I felt like my command was probably the best it's been this year with the fastball especially. So we were kind of sticking to that and, you know, just fell behind 1-0 to Caballero and kind of just threw a fastball middle up and he put a good swing on it and, you know, that was kind of the game right there.

Why do hosts defend Colin Ray after his quality start?

Unknown 1:07

I mean, you know, at the time you don't really feel like, you know, you try and keep it at that, you know, the two runs and you know, see what happens. But unfortunately, that was, yeah, that was the game.

Vinny Rotino 1:21

Enough, Colin Ray. I'm really hard on myself, but you are insanely hard on yourself. This is an unreasonable situation for you. You gave up two earned runs. That was it. No, one swing should have not been the difference in the ballgame. It was a quality start. Six innings, only two earned runs, as I mentioned. One walk and seven strikeouts. You were not the problem. The Cubs offense was, and sadly, a lot of their rotation. So advantage White Sox. But I just want to take this time to once again reiterate, Colin Ray is not the problem here. Like, you are a solution. I can't hear you talking about yourself badly like that after the game. It made me irrationally upset. I think adding Luis Castillo is going to help the White Sox starting rotation a lot.

Vinny Rotino 2:01

Sean Burke, Davis Martin, and Anthony Kaye are healthy. So, yeah, I'd have to say that the White Sox have the advantage in the starting pitching right now. But that is not to say that Colin Ray has been a problem. I can't have you talking about yourself like that. I know you're not listening, but, you know, theoretically.

Marshall Harris 2:19

Look, if this was just pitching, I'd say White Sox, but it's not. It's starting pitching. It's starting pitching. To me, it's close, but it's advantage cuffs.

Vinny Rotino 2:28

Because of our guy that we just mentioned who's so hard on himself. He thinks one swing was the problem in the game.

Marshall Harris 2:34

Colin Ray's been doing his job. Let's just take a look at a nice sizable chunk since the All-Star break. 16 games for each team. Cubs starting pitchers in that time, a 2.78 ERA. White Sox starting pitching during that time, A 3.72 ERA. That's a full run. It's a run higher. The Cubs have done their job from a starting pitching standpoint. You can argue, well, they don't have top-of-the-line starters. Shota Minaga's been doing his job. David Peterson has been doing his job.

Vinny Rotino 3:07

David Peterson has been doing the damn job. You're right.

Marshall Harris 3:10

He had one bad start. Outside of that, he's doing his job. The guy you just mentioned, Colin Ray, doing his job. Javier Assad doesn't even start all the time. Guess what? When he starts, he does his job.

Vinny Rotino 3:20

He probably goes back to the bullpen, right? With the addition of Gossman. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Mark Grody 3:25

That's the easy move. I know we have a lot of the season left, right? But I feel like we need to award at the end of the season, like, sneaky MVP. And for the Cubs, I feel like it's Javier Assad.

Vinny Rotino 3:37

Colin Ray might be sneaky MVP.

3:39

Yeah.

Mark Grody 3:39

Just the versatility. I'm saying it because of the going to the bullpen, to the rotation. He's been solid. I understand.

Marshall Harris 3:46

You know who I didn't mention yet that pitches for the Cubs? The stepfather who stepped up. My goodness, Matthew Boyd is doing his job. Again, the Cubs have a 2.78 ERA as starters since the All-Star break. You know who's got a better ERA than them as far as starting rotations go since the All-Star break? There's only one team.